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RSS-linked farmers' union expresses its demands for 2018 budget

There is about a month left before Modi government would present its last full-fledged budget. As various groups lobby to have their demands accepted, there is one demand which the government might find difficult to ignore.

The RSS-affiliated farmer organization Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has demanded that the government fix the maximum retail price (MRP) for farm produce.

What is the significance of this demand?

Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh conceded that farmers don't receive the benefit of their own produce.

Reportedly, over the years, farmers' income have either declined or remained stagnant. In 2017, farmers' protests were observed across states like TN, Maharashtra, UP, etc. Government's figures indicate that over 12,000 farmer suicides were reported every year since 2013.